Friday, June 25, 2010

The Mad Tea Party 2010

It was time to start setting up for Mad Tea Party. I fixed a cup of tea to create the right mood.

It tasted fine... But when I set it down and turned away - this started happening:

Then the cup and saucer took on a strange, otherworldly glow:

I assumed it was the bright sunlight streaming through the windows and took my cup outside to sip
while "planting" Wonderland characters amongst my flowers.

First I'll need the teapot and books:

Then I'll need the cast of characters from Wonderland.
The Mad Hatter and Cheshire cat were standing by...

Alice and Pink Flamingo. Check..

Look! Here comes the white rabbit. Right on time.

As I turned around
I noticed things starting to sparkle and shimmer. ?!?
I thought to myself, "I really need to get a new pair of glasses!"
Either that or the 70's were REALLY good to me!

The white rabbit DISAPPEARED! Right before my eyes.

Wowser. Whatdya suppose the Celestial Seasoning folks

are putting in their tea now-a-days??

A quick look at Monsieur Bunny, and

I was pretty sure that later this evening

I was going have some 'splaining to do!

What was happening? Was I going mad? (hee, hee, hee)

The ground became unsteady.

I had not had any beer in a Blue Moon.

NO! That's not what I meant. What is happening???

The mushroom started to grow, and Alice seemed to be staring at something lurking
just beyond my sight...(Actually, since I need new glasses pretty much EVERYTHING is just beyond my sight.)

The earth began to move and this time it had nothing

to do with Carole King!

Holy cards and rabbits, Batman!

Artwork I made a few days ago seemed to dangle before my eyes.

This Alice box made with digital art.

My late night Mad Hatter creation.

My steampunk White Rabbit.
I designed him digitally first.
Later, I created him with paper, glue, bits and bobs.
Was it the glue?? Was it too strong??
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.(If you don't know that line than you've never seen the movie Airplane)

Again, with the tea.
This time...
What the heck??????????!!!!!
The Cheshire cat was grinning up at me from the teacup.
How strangely, curious it all was.

Quickly, I ran inside the house. I wanted to escape this madness.
From the kitchen I heard sounds reminiscent of Wild Cherry singing,
"Yeah, they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin' "

The bird was singing to the Cheshire Cat

The Cheshire cat seemed to have his eyes on French macarons!

Someone had gone crazy with the teacups!

Unbelievable cupcakes!

Even the lonely cupcake I had made was jammin' to the tunes!

"And just when, it hit me, somebody turned and shouted!"

"PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC!"

"PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC RI-IGHT!"

"Play that funky music white boy..."

"Yeah, they was dancin' and singin"

"And groovin' to the movin' "

And just when - it hit me...
...
...
...

I woke up in Purgatory.

Stop. Wait. Rewind.

That was the TV show Lost.

Nope, I'm still dancing and singing and grooving to the moooovin'.........

95 comments:

Oh, my goodness! This may be the cleverest post I've ever seen. I don't even know where to start..so many beautiful things..so many great effects.Wow! I absolutely love your steampunk bunny. Brilliant...

My Teddy Bear Tea doesn't quite have the same impact, but it is restful and I would love you to stop by for a visit. You don't have to ask if I'll sign up to follow. I can't wait to see what you do next!

OH. MY. This is AMAZING. That's why I keep having to use ALL CAPS. You've really outdone yourself here - I can't imagine how long it must have taken you to put all this together. Really, really wonderful. Clever lady. :-)

Thank you for a delightful time. All of the eye candy makes me feel a bit tipsy. OMG I love the pendant, especially the key. It will be a wonderful keepsake of our magical tea party adventure for one very lucky guest.

Follow your heart and join me as we go to the Forest of Wishes. I have party gifts waiting for everyone! http://collagediva.typepad.com/collagediva/2010/06/blogparty.html

Freakin hilarious. I mean I howled, and it was kinda a karaoke moment cuz i started singing everytime you mentioned a song (I feel the sky tumbling down...) I'll probably sing play that funky music white rabbit, all day, and Cowboy will wonder what the heck i am up to on the internet-which quite often is even better than the 70s were (wink wink)

Oh how spectacularly wonderful! Thank you so much for having French Macarons! I love, love, love macarons. But the tea and cupcakes were divine, too. It was so much fun growing large and small over and over again. Thank you for inviting me!

LOVED your Party!! And now I'll be singing that song ALL DAY!!! You did an outstanding job on all your creations. And I loved the slideshow. Those look like so much fun to create, I need to try that one day!

This was just adorable! I am so happy I came back at a "proper" hour to have tea. I hope you won't be too full after visiting your other guests that you won't want the cake I've prepared with my own two little fingers and phone... 1-800-takeout! ;-)

Oh, I really enjoyed your teaparty! It was just fabulous. It's one of my favourites so far today. I hope you'll come and visit my party, if you haven't already. I can't keep up with everyone's names, although I'm sooooo enjoying the wonderful parties going on! Wouldn't Charles Dodgson have fun if he were here too?

I had way too much fun at your tea party. Oh my, it was like time traveling from my early childhood to my mid-twenties. Thank gawd there wasn't the smell of stale perfume or any hallucinogenic bullfrogs. Loved the batman reference! Your party is a visual stunner and a free-spirited romp!

What a charming charming tea party! I did so enjoy my stay. Wonderful photos! :) If you have not made your way already, I do hope that you shall come and visit with me, as you join the White Queen and Mad Hatter for some cake ~ and teahttp://faeriemooncreations.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-mad-tea-party.html...Theresa

I had great fun shakin' my groove thang and eating those magical cupcakes. Everything was perfect. I am now following your blog. Please enter me to win the lovely necklace. Then if you have not been by already please stop in to visit me at anaboocreationsbysylvia.blogspot.com

Holy Mackerel, this is fantastic! I love all things steampunkery, so the white rab was especially a hit. Love the entire adventure you take us on here! Hope to see you around in Blogovia. Wow, that tea cup and that slide show? A direct hit here at EyeCandy.Hope to see you around "Blogovia".Candace, Still in Athens.

I loved this tea party! How I wish I was as talented in my photo editing skills. I really enjoyed the story, the funky music and your lovely artwork. Oh! I had some Celestial Seasoning tea during my tea party, you should see what it did to me!

ROFLMAO. giggle, laugh, snort. This is a riot and I love the music. this is perhaps the funniest and maddest tea party I have been to today. I cant stop laughing and I have way to much tea to be laughing this hard. What a BLAST OF A PARTY. YOU ARE TOTALLY BONKERS. I love it. thank you for letting me drop in. I love your artwork. Incredible. cant wait to stop by again.Sign me up for the enchanted pendant, and sign me up again because how could I not follow such a crazy blog. Please bring some of that madness over and have a few broken cups of tea with us..Have a Wonderfully Mad and Curious Day...Wendy from Wonderlandhttp://candydelane.typepad.com/curiosities/

Kathy, I had to pop over and thank you for the sweet comment you left for me. Any blog that is named a spectacular mess grabs my attn right from the get-go! But oh my goodness...this post...the photos, your gorgeous dishes, the creativity both in the staging of these photos and your story...if this is a mess, it is the most wonderful mess I've ever seen. I can't imagine how long it took to create this post, but it is amazing! Xo, Sue

Kathy, Your tea party was splendid ! I loved your little paper cutouts of the characters, and that Cheshire Cat Flower Pot! All of your sweet treats also looked Scrumdiliumptous! Did you make those macarons? I've been dying to try a recipe ! You are so talented with your crafts, and those Mad Hatter Hats that you make out of the old cans of ice tea mix !! Well that is just inventive!!! Well thank you for also stopping by my party as well! The Hatter and I hope you decide to stop by again soon ! -JustinaLa Boheme Magiquehttp://labohememagique.blogspot.com

P.S. And Please do enter me for your giveaway ! That pendant is so pretty !! I would love to have a piece of your original art :-D

That was a ton o' fun! Thanks for hosting such a sweet tea party.I am hosting a Mad Mad giveaway on my blog http://treasures-found.blogspot.com. I do hope you will have a chance to stop by!Enjoy the day!Erin

OMG! I just loved your tea party! Loved all the references--too funny! thanks for sharing such a wonderful and hysterical story. Thanks as well for stopping by A Scrapmoms Musings for my Mad Tea Party. I do believe that yours was the Maddest (is that a word?!) Tea Party I've ever attended!!!

Oh my gosh... I love your blog!I am for sure signing up to be a follower! I am pretty new at this, if you have time, check out my blog at: www.msbinglesvintagechristmas.comHappy 4th to you and yours!Leticia

Wonderful! We had an amazing time at your party! And your blog is full of so many amazing treasures! Thank you for the treats!You are welcome to have some tea at our party!We've been partying for a week now!!!!